The Third War
Orks
Stories with substantial Ork involvement: their own adventures and wars fought against them. Rynn’s World has ground stories and an air campaign; Piscina IV has a novel and a historical campaign source. These independent wars do not form a single cycle. The siege of Prome and Grotsnik’s experiments are a separate story with their own epilogue, not an established sequel to every Ghazghkull work. Makari’s interrogation with retold Ghazghkull history and the independent Gabal campaign are separate; a shared warlord does not establish required order.
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Short story / microfiction2013
The Third War
Ray Harrison
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Cross-era Archive · Campaigns and LoreSeveral eras · 3
Markos’s first battle against SkarjawBefore the frame of Becoming; the interval is unestablished. · 1
The Cadian 96th hunt SkullchewaBain’s early service · before the two-year interval leading to The Hole. · 1
Cathalan and the crippled Validus on ArmageddonAfter the Titan is crippled by orks; the war number and year are unestablished. · 1
Hartoum’s crash and the protection of the unnamed worldCrash → captivity and escape → rescue and report · 1
The Merciless Fist wreck and the survivors’ standWreck → pursuit → last stand → rescue · 1
Sheltering from the storm and the Morkanaut attackAfter the company’s defeat · storm and shelter on Sanzu · 1
A day defending the medicae camp from orksKallash · wound → arrival → a day of defence · 1
The demolition mission and cave-in on Ancar MajorisTwo years after Skullchewa; the absolute year is unestablished. · 1
The defence of Solemnus against the Blood ScarFirst novel · the defence of Solemnus; exact year unestablished. · 1
The crossing of Kruxx and siege of Bastion AjaxusOrders → crossing Kruxx → the siege of Ajaxus · 1
The search for the missing company on ArmageddonAfter the first novel · the Armageddon search; exact year unestablished. · 1
The defence of Adrastapol and the Knight of Ashes’ returnThe Kingsblade sequel · Luk returns after five years hunting Alicia. · 1
The official’s rescue and the Chimera escapeSeveral years after Glory Makes Us Fools; no exact year is established. · 1
The strike on the Balle-Delta ork airbaseFirst sortie → strike on the airbase → return · 1
Grat Zuglug hunts Bain on ArmageddonPart five · the Yarrick conversation precedes his planned departure; year unestablished. · 1
The hive-city siege at the edge of the Octarius WarThe siege near Octarius · roughly 1,500 years after Krieg’s destruction · 1
Kal’va: a redemptive mission against OrksAfter censure by the Ethereals · covering an evacuation · 1
Balor Secundus: Hekate takes command of a TitanHekate: succession; Gargant battle one week later · 1
Deathwatch: return to the Ork shipFirst battle, return to space and renewed boarding · 1
The loss of Encarmine and Leonatos’s exileFirst stage: loss of Encarmine and the quest’s beginning · 1
Imperial Fists scouts on TunisApproximately midway through the period of Sons of Dorn; the operation on Tunis, exact year unestablished. · 1
Trazyn’s collection: Cassiel and the frozen tableauAfter Cassiel’s capture; interval and year unknown · 1
Sidra: the Deathwatch defence of the colonyThe Sidra operation and comic route #1–4; year unknown · 2
Aerius: Nurgle’s plague and the search for the Talisman of LykosThe Aerius mission after the Hesperida prologue; year unknown · 1
Polix Tertius: Lukas’s vox provocationPolix Tertius · the mission against ork communications · 1
Deuteron and Gerataus: the duel and the recovery of a relicOrk assault · a mentor’s death and the future mask · 1
Levion Gamma: the captain’s death fighting orksLevion Gamma · the captain’s fate; frame position unknown · 1
Atrophon: blizzard, breakthrough and the bridge explosionAtrophon · the route to Dregsmasha and the bridge sacrifice · 1
Immortalis: victory over orks and the killing of alliesBefore Death Company service · the ork battle and Red Thirst · 1
Damnation Crusade: the Black Templars storyAll six issues · reading order, not a single calendar · 1
Theron: Drenn and the floating refinery’s defenceDrenn before joining the Deathwatch · 1
Lepidus Prime · White Scars assault1 · White Scars open the campaign · 1
Reclamation · Krevaan’s alliance with the eldar2 · after the White Scars, before Forge Master · 1
The Overfiend’s flagship · Salamanders mission3 · after Shadow Captain, the trilogy’s conclusion · 1
Armageddon · Gavador against the orksDuring the assault on ork positions on Armageddon · 1
Ballack · a dispute over spoils after the ork battleAfter the ork battle · before Vengeful Honour · 1
Mechanicus · reopening Velchanos Magna and the invasionReopening the forge world · before Tech-Priest · 1
Koram Mote: Kill HillKill Hill · the end of a fifteen-year operation · 1
Armageddon’s ash wastes · escorting the civiliansArmageddon · a convoy across the ash wastes · 1
Daronch · the assault on the captured cathedralAfter 47 years of the Edioch Crusade · the Daronch assault · 1
Calderis · recruitment and the Blood TrialsAfter the victory on Kronus · recruitment on Calderis · 1
The last Howling Griffon’s defenceAwaiting reinforcements · fighting the Orks · 1
Ganahedarak: rescue and the Waaagh’s diversionSeventh undertaking · rescue → relic → Ork diversion · 1
The Doom Eagles’ air battle over Quadcana PrimeAfter the squadron’s loss · Kerikus against the Orks · 1
Belial’s duel with Ghazghkull · a memoryDuel with Ghazghkull · before Belial’s penance · 1
Cartographic ReserveDate not established · 35
Ikara IX: the boarding of Ark of SalvationNear Ikara IX · era and year unestablished · 1
Arkunasha: O’Shovah against Dok ToofjawArkunasha · canyon defence and rust storms · 1
Steel Legion: Chimeras pursue the Speed FreeksA chase through the wastes · world and year unknown · 1
Ufthak: a Waaagh in CommorraghAfter the war on Hephaesto · Commorragh · 1
Redsnot and the Red Gobbo: the siege of Sanguinius’s templeAfter Killaskun’s death · the grots’ defence · 1
Karanos V: Stimma seeks a new Red GobboAfter the invasion of Karanos V · nuclear winter · 1
Farsight: pursuing the Orks to Arthas MolochAfter victory at Damocles · the Arthas Moloch expedition · 1
Fingwit: boarding action and Mek Klaws’s deathBoarding action → Fingwit takes command · 1
The mekboyz on Garbax WorldGarbax · before Evil Sun Rising · 1
Bodgit: the space-hulk mission and revolt against BludhookHulk from the Maelstrom · Genestealer attack and revolt · 1
Sedh: an Imperial crusade follows the orksBefore Antikef · Oltyx abandons Sedh · 1
The capture of Colonel Izraell on Demaris TertiaryOrks capture Izraell · year unknown · 1
Blood Axes: a captive’s view of the power struggleIssue #2 · after #1 in reading order · 1
Uzgul: the Dakkaplanet and the Sunstompa boardingAfter the journeys · battle and Myrin’s rescue · 1
Skyva leads the Gargant attackSkyva leads the Gargant attack · year unknown · 1
Skyva after the death of GorgutzSkyva after the death of Gorgutz · year unknown · 1
Classic M41 · Xenos and the FringesM41 · date to be confirmed · 4
Calinaeus: the Blood Angels on ArmageddonCleared for duty → arrival on Armageddon against Orks · 1
Armageddon: Grushek and a good enemyBefore the Great Rift · Grushek, the Ork and Haupt’s lie · 1
Duruthiel: the Ork fortress raidAir raid → freeing prisoners → duel · 1
Poko: the bar dispute and Valkyrie raidOrk bar → tailgunner flight → air raid · 1
Slipbit: rebellion after the crashAfter Big Thumpa’s crash · year unknown · 1
Steel Legion: assault on an Ork rokArmageddon · war and year unspecified · 1
Scalber: the first hunt in Armageddon’s junglesScalber’s first mission · one day · 1
Armageddon: friendship amid an Ork attackAfter the friendship begins · attack and reunion · 1
The Outcast journey: Eileniliesh, the Webway and CorsairsAfter leaving Alaitoc · Aradryan’s travels · 1
Eileniliesh: the Aspect Warriors’ operation against OrksAfter training · an operation through the Webway · 1
Rotauri: captivity and the Gargant’s destructionAfter Rotauri’s fall · months of captivity and breakout · 1
The warp rift and Wazdakka’s Speed FreeksUnnamed wastes · patrol, daemon and Speed Freeks · 1
Armageddon’s ice wastes: hunters become preyArmageddon · a wounded brother and a Painboy’s monster · 1
Armageddon · Ballack and the Templars’ conflict continuesArmageddon · after Bitter Salvage; year unknown · 1
Ork invasion of AgraInvasion: 793.M41; later stages have no separate dates · 1
Siege of Zalathras797.M41 · 1
Ork Invasion of Black Reach855.M41 · 1
Siege of Castellax905.M41 · 2
First Siege of Perliathe 920s.M41, first siege of Perlia · 1
Dulma’lin CleansingMain campaign: 926.M41 in the campaign reference; not a date for every scene · 1
Cain: the defence of the Simia refineryc. 932.M41, about a year after the Gravalax Incident · 1
Second War for Armageddon941.M41; the Second War for Armageddon · 1
Tartarus: the legacy of three generationsRoth → Sabreen → Gavriel · different generations · 1
Cain: the Nusquam Fundumentibus campaignc. 941.M41; 942.M41 also appears as an alternative · 1
The Rogar III expeditionThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional · 1
The fighting for BroucherocThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional · 2
Voor: the Brimlock Regiment’s last campaignThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional · 1
The Danik’s World CampaignThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional · 1
Kaligari Cradle: Redemption Corps operationsThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional · 1
Vanqualis and the Soul Drinkers’ second schismLate M41; after Crimson Tears; the second act begins; no absolute year published · 1
Cain: the Frumentamunda operationCain and the 597th's operation on Frumentamunda; absolute date not published · 1
First Battle of Golgotha and Yarrick’s captivity978.M41; the First Battle for Golgotha and Yarrick's capture; official sources conflict · 2
Invasion of Rynn's World988–991.M41; the novel's main events begin in 989.M41 · 4
Syral · the renewed ork attack after Rynn’s WorldAfter the Rynn’s World disaster · the Syral operation · 1
Rynn’s World: the ork trap at Traitor’s GorgeSix months after the catastrophe on Rynn’s World · 1
Palmeros: Mercy RunBefore Gunheads; the exact year is unknown · 1
Golgotha: Operation ThunderstormBefore the Third War for Armageddon; the exact year is unknown · 1
Néstor: fighting blind against the OrksAfter the wound on Rynn’s World · Néstor’s battle · 1
Before Rafen’s meeting: the squad’s loss and recovered legacyBefore the moon meeting · the squad fell fighting orks · 1
Battle of Piscina IV221.997.M41 · 2
The Red Sunz muster443998.M41 · 1
Waaagh! Mogrok443998.M41 · 1
A Dreadnought found in the ice wastesAfter both novels · the Third War for Armageddon; exact year unestablished. · 1
Third War for ArmageddonFrom 757.998.M41; the war continues into M42 · 1
The Defense of EspandorParallel to Uriel’s exile; a separate Fourth Company campaign. · 1
Sicarius’s lost company · the warp and AgunStart of the Indomitus Crusade → five ship-years in the warp → Agun; exact year unknown · 1
The new Armageddon war: Yarrick’s returnAfter the Great Rift; Yarrick’s return before Operation Imperator · 1
Armageddon: Operation ImperatorAfter Yarrick’s return; exact Imperial year unknown · 1
War on Ikara IXDark Imperium era · 1
Warped Galaxies: Zelia Lor’s journeyAfter the Great Rift; a continuous six-part journey; exact year unknown · 1
The air war for Kanai TertiusThe war for Kanai Tertius; era and exact year unestablished · 1
Horntoof and von Hume’s pursuitCapture of the flagship → retaliatory pursuit; exact year unknown · 1
Makari’s interrogation and the legend of GhazghkullM42: Makari’s interrogation; earlier history is retold · 1
Ghazghkull on GabalGabal: the Templar battle before the trap; exact year unknown · 1
The siege of Hive PromeThe siege of Hive Prome and Grotsnik’s experiments; exact year unknown · 1
The struggle for power on AranuaAranua: the boss’s death → the contest for the gate; exact year unknown · 1
Ragnar’s quest: Saga of the BeastAfter Magnus’s invasion of Fenris is repelled; exact year unknown · 1
Fortuna Minor: Leontus’s guerrilla warThe Fortuna Minor campaign; era and year undetermined · 1
date uncertain · 2 at this point
date uncertain · 2 at this point
997.M41 · 2 at this point
date uncertain · 2 at this point
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedBecomingAndy ClarkEmbedded past · Markos’s first battle◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSkullchewaNeil Andrew MillerPart 1 · hunting Skullchewa◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedOf Gods and MenAndy SmillieThe crippled Validus · an attempt at revenge on the orks◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedChildren of the EmperorBarrington J. BayleyCrash → captivity and escape → rescue and report◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedIn the Shadow of the EmperorChris DowsWreck → pursuit → last stand → rescue◎Placement note
Original audio dramaUnmarkedIron DevilC L WernerAfter the company’s defeat · storm and shelter on Sanzu◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe HoleNeil Andrew MillerTwo years later · the mine on Ancar Majoris◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedCrusade for ArmageddonJonathan GreenFirst novel · the defence of Solemnus◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedConquest of ArmageddonJonathan GreenAfter the first novel · the Armageddon search◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedA Life That MattersNeil Andrew MillerLater service · the rescue raid◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Emperor's GraceNicolas AlexanderFirst sortie → strike on the airbase → return◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDa Nasty GitNeil Andrew MillerThe final part · hunting Bain◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedKriegSteve LyonsThe siege near Octarius · roughly 1,500 years after Krieg’s destruction◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Tau'vaAndy SmillieAfter censure by the Ethereals · covering an evacuation◎date approximate
Graphic novelUnmarkedTitan IDan Abnett; Andy Lanning; Anthony WilliamsHekate: succession; Gargant battle one week later◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedRackinruinBraden CampbellFirst battle, return to space and renewed boarding◎date approximate
Graphic novelUnmarkedBloodquestGordon RennieFirst stage: loss of Encarmine and the quest’s beginning◎dating disputed
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedGauntlet RunChris RobersonWithin the period of Sons of Dorn◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Infinite TableauAnthony ReynoldsEnding · an ork exhibit, not a search-team opponent◎date approximate
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Deathwatch #1Aaron Dembski-BowdenSidra · issue #1; calendar date unknown◎date approximate
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Deathwatch #3Aaron Dembski-BowdenSidra · issue #3, read after #2; year unknown◎date approximate
NovelUnmarkedRagnar's ClawWilliam KingThe Aerius mission after the Hesperida prologue; year unknown◎date approximate
Original audio dramaUnmarkedThe Art of ProvocationJosh ReynoldsPolix Tertius · the mission against ork communications◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedVisage of ZealC.Z. DunnOrk assault · a mentor’s death and the future mask◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedHonoursJames SwallowLevion Gamma · the captain’s fate; frame position unknown◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedWhiteoutAndy ClarkAtrophon · the route to Dregsmasha and the bridge sacrifice◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedImmortalisAndy SmillieBefore Death Company service · the ork battle and Red Thirst◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedRedbladeRobbie MacNivenDrenn before joining the Deathwatch◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedShadow CaptainDavid Annandale2 · after the White Scars, before Forge Master↗Placement note
NovellaUnmarkedForge MasterDavid Annandale3 · after Shadow Captain, the trilogy’s conclusion↗Placement note
Short story / microfiction2013
The Third War
Ray Harrison
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedBitter SalvageNick KymeAfter the ork battle · before Vengeful Honour↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedKill HillDan AbnettKill Hill · the end of a fifteen-year operation↗date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSeason of ShadowsGuy HaleyArmageddon · a convoy across the ash wastes↗date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedChampions, AllMarc CollinsAfter 47 years of the Edioch Crusade · the Daronch assault↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedDawn of War IIChris RobersonAfter the victory on Kronus · recruitment on Calderis◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDuty's EndRobin CruddaceAwaiting reinforcements · fighting the Orks↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedBrothers of the SnakeDan AbnettSeventh undertaking · rescue → relic → Ork diversion◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDoom FlightCavan ScottAfter the squadron’s loss · Kerikus against the Orks↗Placement note
Original audio dramaUnmarkedAccept No FailureGav ThorpeDuel with Ghazghkull · before Belial’s penance◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Arkunasha WarAndy ChambersEra and calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedArk of SalvationRobbie MacNivenNear Ikara IX · era and year unestablished◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedFarsight (Novella)Phil KellyArkunasha · canyon defence and rust storms◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedAsh and SteelRichard SwanA chase through the wastes · world and year unknown◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedDa Gobbo's DemiseDenny FlowersAfter Killaskun’s death · the grots’ defence◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe InstigatorRhuairidh JamesBefore Da Gobbo Rides Again; calendar era undeterminedPlacement note
NovellaUnmarkedDa Gobbo Rides AgainRhuairidh JamesAfter the invasion of Karanos V · nuclear winter◎date approximate
NovelUnmarkedEmpire of LiesPhil KellyAfter victory at Damocles · the Arthas Moloch expedition◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedDa Gobbo's RevengeMike BrooksBoarding action → Fingwit takes command◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedDa Red Gobbo's Last StandAndi EwingtonHulk from the Maelstrom · Genestealer attack and revolt◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedEngine of MorkGuy HaleyGarbax · before Evil Sun Rising◎Placement note
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Blood and Thunder #1Dan Abnett; Ian EdgintonOrks capture Izraell · year unknown◎date approximate
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Blood and Thunder #2Dan Abnett; Ian EdgintonIssue #2 · after #1 in reading order◎date approximate
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Blood and Thunder #3Dan Abnett; Ian EdgintonSkyva leads the Gargant attack · year unknown◎dating disputed
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Blood and Thunder #4Dan Abnett and Ian EdgintonSkyva after the death of Gorgutz · year unknown◎dating disputed
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedPursuit of RedemptionMike VincentCleared for duty → arrival on Armageddon against Orks◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedGood EnemyGuy HaleyBefore the Great Rift · Grushek, the Ork and Haupt’s lie◎date approximate
Original audio dramaUnmarkedHeirs of the Laughing God: A Deadly WitGav ThorpeAir raid → freeing prisoners → duel◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedRiderz of da StormDenny FlowersOrk bar → tailgunner flight → air raid◎date approximate
NovellaUnmarkedLong Live Da Red GobboJustin WoolleyAfter Big Thumpa’s crash · year unknown◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedRok CrackersJohn SollittoArmageddon · war and year unspecified◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedOrk HunterDan AbnettScalber’s first mission · one day◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSeasons of WoeMarc CollinsAfter the friendship begins · attack and reunion◎date approximate
NovelUnmarkedPath of the OutcastGav ThorpeAfter leaving Alaitoc · Aradryan’s travels◎date approximate
NovelUnmarkedPath of the WarriorGav ThorpeAfter training · an operation through the Webway◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedAcceptable LossesGav ThorpeEra and calendar date undetermined◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedHeadhuntedSteve ParkerEra and calendar date undetermined◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedAnimus MalorumL J GouldingEra and calendar date undetermined◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedIron InfernoC.L. WernerEra and calendar date undetermined◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedChoke PointMike BrooksEra and calendar date undetermined◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Librarian's AcolyteGraeme LyonEra and calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDa Grotboss' ManifestoAuthor not listed in current sourcesEra and calendar date undetermineddate approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Long Games of CarchariasRob SandersLate M41; exact calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe TrophyNicolas AlexanderEra and calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedWraithboundJ C StearnsEra and calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSurvivorSteve ParkerEra and calendar date undeterminedPlacement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSwift ResolutionRussell ZimmermanEra and calendar date undetermined↗Placement note
NovellaUnmarkedPrisoners of Waaagh!Justin WoolleyAfter Rotauri’s fall · months of captivity and breakout◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSteel MayhemJustin WoolleyUnnamed wastes · patrol, daemon and Speed Freeks◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe White HorrorJude ReidArmageddon · a wounded brother and a Painboy’s monster◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedVengeful HonourNick KymeArmageddon · after Bitter Salvage; year unknown◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedStrakenToby FrostMain campaign: 926.M41 in the campaign reference; not a date for every scene↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedCaves of IceSandy Mitchellc. 932.M41, about a year after the Gravalax Incident↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedThe Last DitchSandy Mitchellc. 941.M41; 942.M41 also appears as an alternative↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedArmageddon: Season of FireJude ReidRoth → Sabreen → Gavriel · different generations◎date approximate
NovelUnmarkedDeath WorldSteve LyonsThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedFifteen HoursMitchel ScanlonThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional↗dating disputed
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedRed RewardMitchel ScanlonThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedImperial GloryRichard WilliamsThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedRebel WinterSteve ParkerThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedRedemption CorpsRob SandersThe event date is unknown; late-M41 placement is provisional↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedChapter WarBen CounterLate M41; after Crimson Tears; the second act begins; no absolute year published↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedOne HateAaron Dembski-BowdenAfter the Rynn’s World disaster · the Syral operation◎dating disputed
NovellaUnmarkedTraitor's GorgeMike LeeSix months after the catastrophe on Rynn’s World◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedMercy RunSteve ParkerBefore Gunheads; the exact year is unknown↗dating disputed
NovelUnmarkedGunheadsSteve ParkerBefore the Third War for Armageddon; the exact year is unknown↗dating disputed
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedFighting BlindR S WiltAfter the wound on Rynn’s World · Néstor’s battle◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedReflection in BloodJames SwallowBefore the moon meeting · the squad fell fighting orks◎date approximate
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe RelicJonathan GreenAfter both novels · the Third War for Armageddon↗Placement note
Original audio dramaUnmarkedThe Glorious TombGuy HaleyArmageddon · awakening and the assault on an Ork Rok◎date approximate
Comic issueUnmarkedWarhammer 40,000: Defenders of Ultramar #1Graham McNeillIssue #1: the opening of Learchus’s mission after Uriel’s exile◎date approximate
Graphic novel / comicUnmarkedBetta da Warboss ya know!Jim AlexanderOrks; exact date of the comic not establisheddating disputed
Graphic novel / comicUnmarkedHerd InstinctKieron GillenOrks; exact date of the comic not establisheddating disputed
Reference / lore bookUnmarkedOperation: ImperatorGames Workshop StudioAfter Yarrick’s return; exact Imperial year unknown↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedBlood of IaxRobbie MacnivenDark Imperium era; the war on Ikara IX, exact year not published↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedWar of the OrksCavan ScottAfter the Great Rift; part 4 of 6 in one journey; exact year unknown↗Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedHorntoofJustin WoolleyOrk Horntoof story; era and year unknown.Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedPackin' HeatMike BrooksAfter Snaggi joins the TekWaaagh; calendar era and year unknown.Placement note
NovelUnmarkedVagabond SquadronRobbie MacnivenThe war for Kanai Tertius; era and exact year unestablished◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDa Kaper KrewJustin WoolleyEvent era and year unestablishedPlacement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDa Wrong Type of GreenDenny FlowersEvent era and year unestablishedPlacement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedDream of the LocustTom R PikeEra and exact date unknown.↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedDa Freebooterz CodeJustin WoolleyCapture of the flagship → retaliatory pursuit; exact year unknown◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedGhazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh!Nate CrowleyM42: Makari’s interrogation; earlier history is retold◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedSand LordsPeter McLeanEvent era and year unestablished◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedGhazghkull Thraka: Warlord of WarlordsDenny FlowersGabal: the Templar battle before the trap; exact year unknown◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedGrotsnik: Da Mad DokDenny FlowersThe siege of Hive Prome and Grotsnik’s experiments; exact year unknown◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedWarbossMike BrooksAranua: the boss’s death → the contest for the gate; exact year unknown◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedCrucible of FireTom R PikeAfter Worm of Valhalla; calendar date undeterminedNot out yet◎Placement note
Short story / microfictionUnmarkedThe Strength of SymbolsCarrie HarrisCalendar era and year undetermined◎Placement note
NovelUnmarkedLeontus: Lord SolarRob YoungThe Fortuna Minor campaign; era and year undetermined↗Placement note
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